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Origin of the name Carl
Variant of Charles: Old G - "Man"
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - a day to remember
The Weather
The sun rose over Missoula at 7:22 a.m.
and set at 5:17 p.m.
Missoula High: 53 Missoula Low: 25 The nation's weather extremes were 98 recorded at East Mesa, Ariz., and Rialto, California and -26 recorded at Arctic Village, Alaska
Population
Missoula: 66,000
U.S. population: 306,564,127
In the financial world
The Dow Jones closed at 9,789.44 Montana's minimum wage was $6.90
Your dollar's worth
Loaf of bread: $2.49
Gallon of milk: $3.85
Gallon of gasoline: $2.60
First Class stamp: $0.44
New home:
$201,000.00
Other interesting people
born on this date:
1933 - Michael S Dukakis - Governor of Massachusetts and Democratic candidate for the presidency in 1988.
1845 - Edward Douglas White - Ninth Supreme Court Chief Justice who played an important role during the development of anti-monopoly laws in the early 20th Century.
1793 - Stephen Austin - Early settler and of the then Mexican territory of Texas and person for whom Texas' capital city, Austin, is named.
Other notable events
on this day in history:
1983 - A new national holiday was set as President Reagan signed a bill setting aside the third Monday of each January to honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King.
1948 - The most unexpected upset in American presidential politics took place with President Harry S. Truman defeating New York Governor Thomas Dewey.
1917 - The cost of living took a jump as the price of a first class stamp increased to three cents.
1868 - Republican John Willis Menard became the first black American to be elected to the U.S. Congress. Due to a legal challenge by his defeated opponent, he was never seated in the Congress.
